Merak
མེ་རག་
A high-altitude Brokpa herding village at about 3,500 meters, where residents wear yak-wool clothing and spider-leg hats, and a semi-nomadic way of life is preserved.
Merak and Sakteng are two high-altitude villages of the Brokpa people in eastern Bhutan. The residents herd yaks for a living. They wear red yak-wool coats and felt hats with 'spider-leg' hanging tassels, and they have a distinctive Aki Lhamo dance. A dirt road now runs from Trashigang through Radhi to Merak, a drive of about 3 to 4 hours. The classic three-day trek from Merak to Sakteng is also an option. A special route permit and a licensed guide are required. Accommodation is mostly homestays or tents.
Opening hours
Open all day (permit required)
Nearby sights
- Sakteng
- Radhi
- Rangjung Woesel Choeling Monastery
- Trashigang Dzong
- Duksum Iron Chain Bridge & Weaving Village
- Gom Kora
- Kanglung & Sherubtse College
- Drametse Lhakhang